Jean-Baptiste Barrière (composer, 1707)

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Jean-Baptiste Barrière (born May 2, 1707 in Bordeaux , † June 6, 1747 in Paris ) was a French cellist and composer .

Barrière was the most famous and most virtuoso French cellist of his time. Only his perfected playing brought the breakthrough for the violoncello in France, in which up until then the gamba was predominant. From 1731 he was a member of the orchestra of the Royal Opera in Paris for a salary of 450 livres. To perfect his game, he traveled to Italy in 1737, where he had lessons from Francesco Alborea . After his return he gave two concerts with the Concert Spirituel , which received special mention in the Mercure de France .

Works

A total of six collections have been published. In the second book the third movement of the fourth sonata for 2 cellos and basso continuo is written out. The third book contains the second sonata, a complete trio sonata for 2 cellos and basso continuo

  • Livre I de sonates pour violoncelle et basse continue (1733 Paris, dedicated to Count Guergolay)
  • Livre II de sonates pour violoncelle et la basse continue (1735 Paris, dedicated to Madame Jourdain)
  • Livre III de sonates pour violoncelle et la basse continue (1739 Paris)
  • Livre IV de sonates pour violoncelle et la basse continue (1740 Paris)
  • Live V Sonates pour le Pardessus de Viole avec la Basse Continue
  • Livre VI Sonates et Pieces pour le Clavecin ( Harpsichord Sonatas)

literature

Hartmut Marold: Jean Barrière (with list of works, without incipits ), without year, without location [1]

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